kaano / inton-ano

Asking When

Level 2

A when-question can introduce a ti-marked event expression.

How It Works

Kaano means “when?” The lessons use it for both future events and completed purchases. In the illustrated frame, ti introduces the event expression and an attached genitive form identifies its participant. Future-going ipapanmo differs from completed-purchase pinanggatangmo.

Inton-ano explicitly asks about future time. The dictionary also records joined intonano; the hyphenated form is therefore not the sole attested spelling. Neither form converts a completed event expression into a future one.

Compare asking when a journey will happen with asking when a purchase happened. Kaano is compatible with either, while inton-ano selects future reference. These examples preserve attested event families rather than inventing an automatic nominalization for every verb. Retain meaningful consonant doubling in pinanggatang and attach its short participant pronoun under the selected modern spelling policy.

Examples (3)

  1. Inton-ano ti ipapanmo idiay Baguio?

    When will you go to Baguio?

    The interrogative explicitly asks about future time.

  2. Kaano ti pinanggatangmo iti libro?

    When did you buy a book?

    The event expression identifies a completed purchase.

  3. Kaano ti igagatangyo iti sapatos?

    When will you buy shoes?

    Kaano also occurs with the attested future-purchase frame.

How It Connects

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kaano / inton-anoLevel 2Asking When

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Kaano asks when; inton-ano explicitly asks about future time.